Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-09
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days against his faze Hss condition all
day Thursday was as good as it had been
at any time since the sho )ting, except
that Thursday morning be began 10 coIn-
plain of pain in the back Of bis neck
showing that Inflammation had SCI in.
P0uitioes ware applied. and his condition
created no serious alarm. At 9 O'Clock
Thursday night when Drs. Springer and
Ogle visited him, his pulse nnd
temperature were almost normal. The
physicians then left him conscious and
easy, but at $50 o'clock this morning DR..
Ogle was called TO Oarroll's bedsida and
found him unconscious and in q hs ing
condition. Father Lyons was at once
summoned and administered the last rites
of the church. He died surrounded by
his wife and family. He had felt 80 well
Thursday TINT he arose. without perinis-
sion of course, and walked down stairs
whore he ate Home chicken broth.
A post morsem examination was keld by
Dra. Springer and Ogle Friday afternoon
and they found that Carroil's backbone
fouud imbedded IN the back bona The
zhasF had lived fur days WITH es1rogAn
neck. He could never have recovered
from hisinjuries end death was inevitable.
William II. Carroll wns born in
Geneva, N. ~, about "a years ago. He
lived there until young man, having
learned the trade of carriage blacksmith.
He then left his home and wandered to
several cities, finally settling here about
16 years ago. He was then still u very
young man. He worked at Cooling &
Brothers and Jones Guthrie's carriage
factories and his fellow workmen give
him good name at that time, not only
as good mechanic but as an agreeable,
sociable companion. He boarded with
Mrs. Donnhoe, now Mrs. Carroll, at that
time. She was widow with three
children and kepts saloon on
Shipley street above Front. Although
much younger than his wife,
he finally married her about 10 years
ago. He remained there for some time,
but afterward removed TO Fourteenth and
French streets, where he conducted the
saloon now owned by Louis Winkler.
he afterward kept saloon on Fourth
street, between Market and Shipley
streets, In which ''Hlirn Jim" and his
gang were captured at the time that they
were making heavy robberies here. From
this point he went to Atlantic City, where
he kept saloon for about one year, when
he returned to this city and afterward
took charge of the saloon which was
in the back part of the building at
Fifth and Market streets now occupied by
Meyer Meyers, as clothing store. He
tinslly settled down at the Casino on
Front street about five years ago. III had
three children by his wife, all of whom
have died. His three step-children, how
ever survive. His father and mother, now
aged, live in retirement in their Geneva
home. His two married sisters also live
in New York. George, his oldest brother,
has been tending bar and working for the
deceased here for 0 number of years.
Johnny" Carroll, the second oldest
brother, lived here few years ago, when
he conducted the Fountain House on
French street above Eighth. He returned
to Geneva, N. Y, q year or more ago and
is how proprietor OF the leading hotel
there. Christopher, tho youngest brother,
iB butcher in Geneva, N. Y. All three
of the brothers are now in the city MAX
ing arrangements for the funeral.
HANLEy UNDER ARREST.
Joseph Hanley, the young light weight
boxer, who is accused OF completely in
the shooting in having brought Carr oil
his pistol, was arrested Friday morning.
Hanley, il was said, had not only brought
the pistol to Carroll, but urged him TO
shoot Hanley was seen Mt the police
station at noon Friday and denied the
charge. He said: ~ wos sitting in
Oarroll's when "Billyn Carroll came rush.
ing in and going back of the counter he
took the pistol and brushed past me and
went out of the door. Frank Rice said
| to me that / had better follow Carroll as
he thought there WAS trouble in the wind.
followed him and heard him and Frank
| ford disputing, but az to who fired the
first shot cannot say. The report that
left the city is also untrue, and l
haven't the slightest idea how
such a report could have got
ont. have been at Carrolrs
tending BILLY" ever since the morning
| he got shot. "Billy" thought good deal
of me and wanted me to stay about. The
| doctors and several other witnesses can
testify to me being there all the time. l
was at his bedside when he died Friday
morning and had only gone to bed, after
being up all night, when was arrested.
/ was going to deny the report that had
left town several days ago but was kept
busy and did not get to do it."
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Barnhill on Friday afternoon
held an inquest on the remains OF William
| II. Carroll in the court room In the city
hall; large numter OF interested people
lined the railing and listened to the testi-
mony. The following jury was sworn In
the case: o. W. Pyle, foremani Z. L. Jan
vier, j. T. Jones, Arthur " Brown, Alfred
| Collins, Frederick Richards, W. +. Kurz,
Joseph Davidson and W. Il. Long, secretary.
| After viewing the body. some OF the jury
men visited the scene Of the shooting In
| the National Hotel.
The testimony given to the jury, after
being merged into consecutive statement,
Is about as follows; Carroll and Frankford
| have been at outs for aome time, at least
| since the Duncan Good fight when quarrel
ensued between the two men, and Carroll
then snapped q pistol In Frankford's face
| several times, but the weapon missed fire
and the latter's life was saved. This feud
has smouldered ever since and on Monday
| morning Carroll entered the National Hotel
on mischief bent. He WINS under the iniin-
ence of liquor at the time. When he ilrst
| entered, no one was In the saloon beside
| Frankford but before the shooting occurred
| William Whitcraft Archie Galloway, Thomas
| Ryan, Joseph Hanley and Frank Cannon
| were all present. Carroll renewed the
| quarrel with Frankford and said that he
could whip his foe either with his fists or
with guns, when Frankford replied that he
| did not wish to fight him nor was he
| engaged TO do such work. After some more
words to that effect, Carroll acted on his
suggestion and returned to his saloon
| which he entered In u thoroughly Bggra-
vGted manner, rudely brushing asida
every ono who was In his path
| He went directly TO drawer back
| OF his har and tIking his pistol, looked VI
It and stuck 1t In his hip pocket, a. the
same time starting for the door again.
| When he was asked what the trouble was
| no replied that Il was n0hody's business.
| His manager, Frank Rice. seeing the brnt
| OF affairs, urged young Hanley to follow
| him, which the latter did. Carroll re-en-
| tered the National Hotel, and after saying
n few words 10 Frankfort, struck the lHtteI
q blow In the face, following this up by
placing his hand in his hip pocket. Fralk-
| ford warned him not to draw flre-arm,
| when Carroll again reached over the lar
ind struck Frankford In tho face, at The
same time drawing his pistol. Again he
| rushed on his antagonist and jabling The
/ pistol against his check he pulled the
| trigger. The barrel of the weapon had
been turned from Its course and the ball
| went crashing through the floor. Carroll
| raised his arm to fire ngain when Frank
| ford, quick ns a flash, grabbed u pistol
which lay on the liquor counter back OF
| the bar and blazed away at Carroll. The
| latter raised his arm as ii In protection
but tho hall went wide OF its mark and
| crashed into a big eight-day clock which
was hanging on the wall. A second shot
| was, however, better aimed, and struck
| Carroll In the mouth, which was half
opened, and after breaking portion OF one
/ OF his teeth, went through the tongue about
m inch from the end, then through the soft
palate back OF the tongue, finally lodging
plumb against the cervical vertebr@, which
was fractured. The leaden ball, which was
L nf %. .anlihra runa nnttannd hu tho nnr,.ainn.